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IoT and Augmented Reality are two of the hottest technology topics discussed by industry insiders. Each has good excitement on its own, but what does it look like when these technologies are incorporated into a comprehensive approach to Field Service management?
I had the pleasure of recently...

Dynamics 365 for Sales and Dynamics 365 for Service have been positioned for years as top-tier business applications. Power BI completely ran away with the lead in the analytics application space. And now with Microsoft’s recently introduced...

Last week we had the pleasure of presenting at Field Service USA with Microsoft’s Clayton Fernandez about our solution, Pinpoint Sales for Aftermarket™. The response has been fantastic, as manufacturers see the power to drive wallet share and revenue with specific account and...

Enterprise BI initiatives are often large projects that come with layers of complexity. There are many approaches to implement, manage, and support these initiatives. And when they’re mishandled, they can be expensive and incur difficulty in reaching near and long-term business value. Let’s look at 3 of the most common mistakes made during BI initiatives and how eLogic helps customers avoid them.

What a great week it was at the American Manufacturing Summit in Chicago! This year’s attendees were a who’s who of manufacturing excellence. The sessions were outstanding – with so many success stories of companies that have made progress on Industry 4.0, digital transformation, and smart connected devices and equipment.

Whether it’s Siri, Google Assistant, Alexa, or Cortana, there is a very good chance that you have a voice assistant within earshot of you right now. User interactivity is evolving from a pure physical interaction model to one that is driven wirelessly through voice....

When integrating Microsoft Dynamics 365 with other systems such as SAP, it's common to store reference/lookup data from the other systems in custom entities in Dynamics 365. For example, SAP has a payment terms table that has both a unique code (e.g., NT30) and a name (e.g., Net 30).
When...